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# 8  
Old 01-11-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
I don't understand the problem. Variables you set in the external file the way methyl suggests can indeed be used in your program.
I am sorry. May be i am not making myself clear here.

I have the following in a file called envfile.sh :
Code:
Host="servername"
Port="13122"
site="sitename"
Javahome="/bin/java"
platform="pb"
filelist="x.guiclient.download"
boot="bot.jar"

Then i am executing the following script that is setting the env variable as corona suggessted. But i am getting an error that boils down to the missing the hostname. What am i missing. How do i call the variables from the envfile.sh?

Code:
 #!/bin/sh
. ./envfile.sh
java -cp $boot -Djava.security.policy=$policy-codebase=http://$Host:$Port/$Filelist   /Sitename:$Site /Platform_name:$platform

# 9  
Old 01-11-2012
Leading question:
What is in the variable $policy ?
# 10  
Old 01-11-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by methyl
Leading question:
What is in the variable $policy ?
Apologies methyl.

The envfile.sh does contain the variable policy

Host="servername"
Port="13122"
site="sitename"
Javahome="/bin/java"
platform="pb"
policy="jv.policy"
filelist="x.guiclient.download"
boot="bot.jar"
# 11  
Old 01-11-2012
Try sticking an echo in front of the java line just to see what the expanded line looks like?
# 12  
Old 01-11-2012
Quote:
site="sitename"
Should be
Code:
Site="sitename"

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# 13  
Old 01-11-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by methyl
Try sticking an echo in front of the java line just to see what the expanded line looks like?
This is the error that i get :
Code:
---------- ATTACHED CAUSE ----------
java.lang.Exception: XmlServer does not exist in site mxeod

The script executes if i define all the variables inside the script(without the double quotes). But if i move the variables to the envfile.sh and add the double quotes and then call the file using . ./envfile.sh , i am getting an error.

Thank you very much for your time Methyl. it is very much appreciated.
# 14  
Old 01-11-2012
There is no difference between having them in a file and having them in your file, ergo there is a typo.

Methyl identified it above for you.
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